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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Mar 18

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

285 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 344▲ 285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Slaughter steers sold mostly 2.00 to 2.50 higher, Slaughter heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, and Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Packer demand was good to moderate on a slightly lower offering today.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,386	99.30	1,376	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	82.88	1,037	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,075	77.03	828	42
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,397	110.05	1,537	51
Heifers	Select	Average	1,024	101.03	1,035	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	110.35	1,615	125
Steers	Select	Average	1,155	93.89	1,084	5thin

Every lot

12 lots · USDA AMS · Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,155	93.89/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,084	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,183	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,266	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,403	109.85/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,541	62
Steers	—	Choice	1,546	111.11/cwt	101.00–117.25	1,718	59
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,024	101.03/cwt	97.50–105.00	1,035	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,188	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,253	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,279	110.15/cwt	100.00–113.25	1,409	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,474	110.96/cwt	101.00–114.50	1,636	34
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,010	79.60/cwt	77.00–80.50	804	20
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,134	74.69/cwt	68.00–76.00	847	22
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,251	82.88/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,037	8
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,386	99.30/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,376	31

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Mar 18, 2021

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Receipts 285Last week 344Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,546	101.00–117.25	111.11
62	—	1,403	105.00–111.00	109.85
4	—	1,183	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	91.00–105.00	93.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,474	101.00–114.50	110.96
10	—	1,279	100.00–113.25	110.15
7	—	1,188	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	97.50–105.00	101.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,251	80.00–89.00	82.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,010	77.00–80.50	79.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,134	68.00–76.00	74.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,386	95.00–102.00	99.30

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.